The Student Room Logo
Applying to Uni for 2024? Find your Uni here and chat with others! >>
Applying to Uni for 2024? Find your Uni here and chat with others! >>
Applying to Uni for 2024? Find your Uni here and chat with others! >>
This thread is closed

Finally got your Oxford feedback??

Scroll to see replies

ADREAM
Lol, thanks - but the strange thing is that I saw my reference and by God, it was shockingly good! Apparently, I'm 'the top of my year at all of' my 'A Level subjects' ... I mean, since when??? :eek3:

I don't think my PS was that bad though, 'cos they brought it up at interview, and I remember him mentioning how much of a 'wonderful read it had been' for him! :smile:

Aaaah well, guess I'm just not what they're looking for and I'm more than happy with that.


They say your interview was great, reference fantastic, your grades are amazing, personal statement good, I don't know the bmat but I presume by your smiley face it's good.. therefore errr where did you miss out?

I'm not bitter, I'm at Oxford, I just find this very hard to believe. I'm not perfect, no one here is and very few have grades like that. Plus I have not heard of a tutor saying a personal statement was "a good read". People with grades like that often don't get in cos their interview wasn't good, but yours apparently was.

I'm not trying to doubt you, but just whaaat :confused:
Inter-Company
Even though 5A's at A-level (obviously excluding CT and GS) is a remarkable achievement mate, it is by no means special at Oxford (as not only do grades not mean everything, but there are people there with even better results :/ )


Grades don't mean everything for entry by any means, that's true.

But er everyone has 5 As, what? Most of my friends have 3 As at A-level, some 4.. that's about it. (that's excluding general studies etc). Having 7 As would be a bit incredible..
***amy***
Grades don't mean everything for entry by any means, that's true.

But er everyone has 5 As, what? Most of my friends have 3 As at A-level, some 4.. that's about it. (that's excluding general studies etc). Having 7 As would be a bit incredible..


I never mentioned that everyone had 5A's, unless of course you care to quote me where.

I said, which is pretty easy to understand, that first of all grades are by no means everything at Oxford (given you have the standard AAA), and secondly, that 5A's (or 6/7 in the OP's case) may be an excellent achievement by normal standards, go to Oxford and you will see that it is nothing special by any means.
Inter-Company
I never mentioned that everyone had 5A's, unless of course you care to quote me where.

I said, which is pretty easy to understand, that first of all grades are by no means everything at Oxford (given you have the standard AAA), and secondly, that 5A's (or 6/7 in the OP's case) may be an excellent achievement by normal standards, go to Oxford and you will see that it is nothing special by any means.


By saying it's nothing special implies that lots of people have it.
I think it is still special. My friend last night said he had 5 A levels and everyone went woaahh how did you do that? Maybe my college is stupid..haha
Damn ADREAM's been banned again. :sad:
necessarily benevolent
Damn ADREAM's been banned again. :sad:


Why :s-smilie:
***amy***
By saying it's nothing special implies that lots of people have it.
I think it is still special. My friend last night said he had 5 A levels and everyone went woaahh how did you do that? Maybe my college is stupid..haha


Yes (as I have said a million times previously), by Oxford standards it is nothing special; not in normal circumstances (where it is obviously an excellent achievement).

Read what I actually write, as you mis-understand again and again, and then put words in my mouth (post) which I do not mean at all :rolleyes:
Inter-Company
Yes (as I have said a million times previously), by Oxford standards it is nothing special; not in normal circumstances (where it is obviously an excellent achievement).

Read what I actually write, as you mis-understand again and again, and then put words in my mouth (post) which I do not mean at all :rolleyes:


Ha ha you're missing the point that I'm at Oxford and this is my friend at Oxford. So I'm saying I think it's still special by Oxford standards.

I think you're the one not reading posts properly lol... (all of them have been about people at Oxford, when I said "I still think it's special" I was talking about at Oxford, when I said you were implying everyone had 5 As I was talking about Oxford and saying in my experience they don't etc)
***amy***
Grades don't mean everything for entry by any means, that's true.

But er everyone has 5 As, what? Most of my friends have 3 As at A-level, some 4.. that's about it. (that's excluding general studies etc). Having 7 As would be a bit incredible..


But all he said was that there were people there with better results, not that it was common.
***amy***
I'm at Oxford


Likewise (3rd Year at Univ)

I think you're the one not reading posts properly lol... (all of them have been about people at Oxford, when I said "I still think it's special" I was talking about at Oxford, when I said you were implying everyone had 5 As I was talking about Oxford and saying in my experience they don't etc)


Honestly, in all my time at Oxford, first of all, hardly anyone actually discusses grades (much less is further awed by them).

Secondly, I can say comfortably now that getting 5/6/7A's is still by no means a remarkable achievement by Oxford standards (much less so the fact that A-level grades do not equal intelligence necessarily). My point being anyways, that there are a lot of people here with better grades; thus (perhaps b/c of my length of time at Oxford) I have in effect become de-sensitised at the thought of admiring someone with 5/6/7 A-levels. When one comes nearer the 9/10 mark ha, I think even that will shock me :tongue:
jonnyofengland
But all he said was that there were people there with better results, not that it was common.


I was pretty much under the impression that he was saying it was common and nothing special at Oxford to get 5As, which I disagree with. But yes whatever, really pointless discussion.

Inter-Company I know you're at Oxford, you were just implying that I wasn't and therefore didn't know how amazing the standards were (underlying Oxford standards in relation to 'normal standards'). I was just saying that the one time grades got discussed here and this guy said he'd got 5As everyone said wow that's so good, how did you manage it? Clearly you've just encountered superexamified people, I am still VERY impressed with 7As :smile:
***amy***
I was pretty much under the impression that he was saying it was common and nothing special at Oxford to get 5As, which I disagree with. But yes whatever, really pointless discussion.

Inter-Company I know you're at Oxford, you were just implying that I wasn't and therefore didn't know how amazing the standards were. I was just saying that the one time grades got discussed and this guy said he'd got 5As everyone said woow that's so good, how did you manage it? Clearly you've just encountered superexamified people, I am still VERY impressed with 7As :smile:


I think he was taking the view that due to his time there, having dealt with things of very high standard, he's realised that A levels are piss easy (in comparison), and so he, in particular, is not particularly impressed by 5/6/7 As. But then I might be totally wrong. :smile:
necessarily benevolent
I think he was taking the view that due to his time there, having dealt with things of very high standard, he's realised that A levels are piss easy (in comparison), and so he, in particular, is not particularly impressed by 5/6/7 As. But then I might be totally wrong. :smile:


Yes, pretty much (hence why I said success in A-levels do not necessarily equate to intelligence). One thing I would like to further add (which you missed out) is that having encountered people with fantastic A-level grades, 5/6/7 A's etc are by no means anything special.

Anyways, were going around in circles at the moment ha, so that's the end of it from me :smile:

Related discussions

Trending

Latest